Rev Irene Monroe

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Martin Luther King Jr memorial.

Unity is the solution to the coronavirus pandemic and must be its lasting legacy

UMC church with rainbow flag flying.

Why the United Methodist Church worldwide is about to split over LGBT+ people

racist Rev Irene Monroe leading worship in the summer of 2018.

Lesbian reverend takes aim at Donald Trump’s racist tweets

Mural in Dallas, Texas, that features Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, to raise awareness around trans violence

What are you doing to stop violence against trans people?

racist Rev Irene Monroe leading worship in the summer of 2018.

Stonewall 50 Voices: I was at Stonewall and have seen it whitewashed

Trailblazer Shirley Chisholm reviewing political statistics in 1965.

It’s time the Democrats took black women voters seriously

An African-American drinking at a ‘colored’ water fountain in 1939

As a black lesbian, I fear Trump is bringing back Jim Crow

Black soldiers during the American Civil War.

What a gay history of slavery and the Civil War can teach us

Whitney Houston performing in 2010.

Would Whitney Houston still be alive if she had come out?

Bayard Rustin

Why LGBT History Month is still too white

Flooding in Texas after Hurricane Harvey

Blaming Hurricane Harvey on lesbians protects the real sinners

LeBron James in action against the Washington Wizards. The basketball legend was recently a victim of racist vandals.

Is it ever acceptable to use the n-word?

An LGBTI Black Pride pool party in Orlando, Florida.

Black Pride: LGBTIs of color are left out of Pride Month

Caitlyn Jenner has faced a rocky reception from some LGBTI activists

What has led Caitlyn Jenner down the path from icon to outcast?

Bishop Eddie Long was accused of abusing teenage boys.

Bishop Eddie Long: The life, hate and death of the anti-gay pastor accused of abusing teenage boys

Alexander Hamilton in the Broadway production of Hamilton.

What can LGBTIs and Native Americans be thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Halloween on Castro Street, San Francisco, 2005.

From cross-dressing to Hell Houses, the very gay history of Halloween

Poster calling for domestic violence victims to seek help.

What domestic violence looks like through the eyes of a black lesbian

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Trump and Clinton need to learn that Black Lives Matter

Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention

The way Michelle Obama stood up to Trump’s hate was magnificent

A Los Angeles protest for Black Lives Matter.

The police don’t see my wife as a doctor, they just see a black lesbian

Comedian Larry Wilmore

Obama’s last White House Correspondents’ Dinner ends with the n-word

Boston Memorial Drive takeover was a huge moment in women's history

This is how lesbians had a pivotal role in one of the most important woman’s rights moments in US history

Jonestown massacre photo memorial.

Jonestown and why LGBTIs should question their place in the church

Harper Lee has been presumed by many to be LGBTI

Did Harper Lee reveal she was gay in To Kill A Mockingbird?

Beyoncé's Formation.

We’re loving Beyoncé’s new tribute to New Orleans’ black queer culture

Gladys Bentley and St Valentine.

What links an African American lesbian singer from the 50s and St Valentine?

Pastor James David Manning had anti-gay message outside his church.

Harlem’s most gay-hating church could soon be filled with homeless black LGBTI kids

Pope Francis: Mixed messages on LGBTIs.

Whose side is Pope Francis really on: LGBTIs or the haters?

Young activist Brae Carnes posted photos of herself in men’s restrooms to show why trans people should get access to the right facilities.

The crazy reasons trans kids are banned from using the right bathroom